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Word: Amiss
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
Middle English: probably from Old Norse á mis ‘so as to miss’, from á ‘on’ + mis (related to miss)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈmɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
not quite right; inappropriate or out of place
Short Definition:not quite right
Examples:- there was something amiss about his calculations
Word: Amiss
Speech Type: Adverb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈmɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
wrongly or inappropriately
Short Definition:wrongly
Examples:- the prime minister may have constructed his cabinet a little amiss
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